Arkansas state elections, 2006

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Arkansas's 2006 state elections were held November 7, 2006. Primaries were held May 23 and runoffs, if necessary, were held June 13. Arkansas elected seven constitutional officers, 17 of 35 state senate seats, all 100 house seats and 28 district prosecuting attorneys, and voted on one constitutional amendment and one referred question. Non-partisan judicial elections were held the same day as the party primaries for four Supreme Court justices, four appeals circuit court judges, and eight district court judges.

Arkansas State of the United States of America

Arkansas is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2018. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.

Arkansas House of Representatives lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly

The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 29,159 according to the 2010 federal census. Members are elected to two-year terms and, since the 2014 Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution, limited to sixteen years cumulative in either house.

Arkansas Supreme Court the highest court in the U.S. state of Arkansas

The Arkansas Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Since 1925, it has consisted of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices, and at times Special Justices are called upon in the absence of a regular justice. The Justices are elected in a non-partisan election for eight-year-long terms that are staggered to make it unlikely that the entire court would be replaced in a single election. Any vacancy caused by a Justice not finishing his or her term is filled by an appointment made by the Governor of Arkansas.

Constitutional Officers

Governor

Democrat

  • Mike Beebe - Attorney General

Republican

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Green Party

  • Jim Lendall (ran for Governor 2006 - former state representative)

Third Parties

  • Rod Bryan (independent) - musician

Lieutenant Governor

Democratic Primary

  • Bill Halter - former Social Security commissioner
  • Tim Wooldridge - state senator, District 11
  • Mike Hathorn - former state representative, Arkansas Rural Development Commissioner
  • Jay Martin - state representative, North Little Rock
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North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, across the Arkansas River from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 62,304 at the 2010 census. In 2017 the estimated population was 65,911, making it the seventh-most populous city in the state. North Little Rock, along with Little Rock and Conway, anchors the six-county Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is further included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Combined Statistical Area with 902,443 residents.

Halter came in first in the Democratic primary: [1]

Lt. Governor - Democratic Primary
CandidateVotes%
Bill Halter 110,797 40
Tim Wooldridge 73,718 26.6
Mike Hathorn 68,531 24.7
Jay Martin 24,174 8.7

Democratic Run-off

Halter also won the run-off: [2]

Lt. Governor - Democratic Run-off
CandidateVotes%
Bill Halter 97,279 56.5
Tim Wooldridge 74,906 43.5

Republican Primary

  • Jim Holt - state senator, District 35
  • Charles "Chuck" Banks - former US Attorney
  • Douglas Jay Matayo - state representative, Springdale
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Springdale is the fourth-largest city in Arkansas, United States. It is located in both Washington and Benton counties in Northwest Arkansas. Located on the Springfield Plateau deep in the Ozark Mountains, Springdale has long been an important industrial city for the region. In addition to several trucking companies, the city is home to the world headquarters of Tyson Foods, the world's largest meat producing company. Originally named Shiloh, the city changed its name to Springdale when applying for a post office in 1872. The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 109th in terms of population in the United States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 69,797 at the 2010 Census.

Holt won the primary: [3]

Lt. Governor - Republican Primary
CandidateVotes%
Jim Holt 35,309 56.2
Charles Banks 15,722 25
Douglas Jay Matayo 11,837 18.8

Secretary of State

Democrat

  • Charlie Daniels - incumbent

Republican

  • Jim Lagrone - businessman, former Baptist pastor

Green Party

  • Ralph "Marty" Scully - retiree, former Teamster

Attorney General

Democratic Primary

McDaniel came in first: [4]

Attorney General - Democratic Primary
CandidateVotes%
Dustin McDaniel 104,328 38.4
Paul Suskie 87,017 32
Robert Leo Herzfeld 80,437 29.6

Democratic Run-off

McDaniel also won the run-off, with exactly 87,000 votes: [5]

Attorney General - Democratic Run-off
CandidateVotes%
Dustin McDaniel 87,000 50.8
Paul Suskie 84,334 49.2

Republican

  • Gunner DeLay - former state senator, attorney

Green Party

Rebekah Kennedy - civil rights attorney and Public Relations chair for the Green Party of Arkansas

Auditor of State

Democrat

  • Jim Wood - incumbent

Green Party

  • Michael Bolzenius - advertising salesman

State Treasurer

Democratic Primary

  • Martha Shoffner - former state representative, 2002 auditor candidate
  • Mac Campbell - tax attorney, former counsel to Senator Blanche Lincoln
  • Don House - businessman, state representative (Walnut Ridge)

Shoffner lead solidly, but not enough to avoid a run-off: [6]

State Treasurer - Democratic Primary
CandidateVotes%
Martha Shoffner 115,582 43.8
Mac Campbell 94,826 35.9
Don House 53,526 20.3

Democratic Run-off

Shoffner won the run-off: [7]

State Treasurer - Democratic Run-off
CandidateVotes%
Martha Shoffner 91,081 54.1
Mac Campbell 77,293 45.9

Republican

Green Party

Commissioner of State Lands

Democrat

  • Mark Wilcox - incumbent

Green Party

  • R. David Lewis - attorney

Judicial Elections

Judicial elections are nonpartisan.

Supreme Court

Four Supreme Court associate justices were up for reelection to eight-year terms.

Position 2

  • Donald Louis Corbin - incumbent
  • Roger Harrod - Maumelle district court judge
Supreme Court Position 2 ResultsVotes
Percentage
  Donald Louis Corbin 193,625 62.8
  Roger Harrod 114,957 37.3
 Total
308,582100

Position 5

  • Paul Danielson - circuit judge for the 15th circuit
  • Wendell Griffen - appeals judge, District 6
Supreme Court Position 5 ResultsVotes
Percentage
  Paul Danielson 177,406 57.2
  Wendell Griffen 132,789 42.8
 Total
310,195100

Position 6

  • Annabelle Clinton Imber - incumbent. Uncontested for reelection.

Position 7

  • Robert Brown - incumbent. Uncontested for reelection.

Court of Appeals

Elections were held on primary election day for four appeals judges to new eight-year terms. All candidates stood unopposed and were reelected by acclamation:

Circuit Courts

Elections were also held on primary election day for eight district court judges, for six-year terms. Necessary run-offs will be held with the general election.

District 2, Division 7, At-LargeVotes
Percentage
  Barbara Halsey 15,417 48.5
  Raymond Spruell 8,476 26.7
  Alan Seagrave 7,881 24.8
 Total
31,774100
District 8-North, Division 1Votes
Percentage
  William Randal Wright 4,094 66
  Mark Gunter 2,108 34
 Total
6,202100
District 11-West, Division 2Votes
Percentage
  Robert Wyatt 4,874 50.2
  Wilson Bynum 4,840 49.8
 Total
9,714100
District 18-East, Division 4Votes
Percentage
  Judge Marcia Renaud Hearnsberger 6,884 53.9
  Latt Bachelor 5,887 46.1
 Total
12,771100

General Assembly Elections

State Senate

17 senators are up for reelection to four-year terms.

Arkansas State SenateMembers
  Republican-Held 8
  Democrat-Held 27
Elections, 2006
  Republican Held and Uncontested 8
  Contested 3
  Democratic Held and Uncontested 24
 Total
35

State House

All 100 House seats are up for re-election.

Arkansas State HouseMembers
  Republican-Held 29
  Democrat-Held 71
Elections, 2006
  Uncontested Republican 20
  Contested 32
  Uncontested Democratic 48
 Total
100

Referendums

Amendment 1 would amend the Arkansas Constitution to lift prohibitions against gambling from bingos and lotteries conducted by authorized nonprofit organizations, such as churches or volunteer fire organizations.

Question 1 would allow the state to issue no more than $250 million in bonds to finance the development of technology and facilities for state institutions of higher education.

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References

  1. ↑ 2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  2. ↑ 2006 General Primary Runoff, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  3. ↑ 2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Republican - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  4. ↑ 2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Attorney General - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  5. ↑ 2006 General Primary Runoff Statewide Results by Contest, Attorney General - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  6. ↑ 2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, State Treasurer - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  7. ↑ 2006 General Primary Runoff Statewide Results by Contest, State Treasurer - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
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